cockatoo

(käkə to̵̅o̅′, käk′ə to̵̅o̅)

noun pl. cockatoos

any of a number of crested parrots (esp. genus Cacatua) of Australia and the East Indies, usually with predominantly white plumage, often tinged with yellow or pink

Origin: Du kaketoe < Malay kakatua; prob. echoic in orig., but < ? kakak, brother, sister + tua, old; sp. infl. by cock

See cockatoo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cock·a·toos
Any of various large parrots, especially of the genus Kakatoe of Australia and adjacent areas, characterized by a long erectile crest.

Origin:

Origin: Dutch kaketoe

Origin: , from Malay kakatua

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